>> no. >> former major league pitcher, roger clemens acquitted of lying to congress whether he used performance enhancing drugs and took jurors less than ten hours to reach their verdict in a trial that stretched for ten weeks. afterwards, clemens fought back tears in talking about the affect this trial had on his life. >> a lot of hard work into that career. >> when a man says he didn't do it, let's at least start out giving him the benefit of the doubt. >> we will see if clemens gets the benefit of the doubt this fall when his name appears on the hall of fame ballot for the first time. if history tells us anything it doesn't look good for clemens. a 16-year-old boy from south florida is recovering after a fishing trip went horribly wrong. a 3-foot hunting spear was accidentally fired hitting him right in the head. we warn you some of the images may be pretty disturbing. >> reporter: three feet of stainless steel slicing through

and stopping and sitting stuck inside a still living 16-year-old's head. >> first obstacle its not to allow yourself to be distracted by the obvious sensational injury. >> reporter: even experienced trauma surgeons were stunned at the sight. the patient himself was calm. >> off the helicopter he was calm and talking. >> reporter: they began talking how to remove it. firefighters using rebar cutters and vice clamps to snip off the ends. to keep the spearhead from springing open, doctors unscrewed it during surgery and safely extracted it one piece at a time. >> it missed all the main blood vessels in the brain. >> reporter: the hit happened while preparing to go diving in miami-dade. police say one friend accidentally fired a speargun like this at another. >> it kind of threaded waits through. >> reporter: three hours later after threading this needle. he looked like this. clear of the spear and for the most part medically in the

clear. >> we are very optimistic. he is not having pain. >> he is walking and talking but not speaking, not remembering how he himself was bizarrely hooked before his fishing trip. >> we are very upbeat about his potential for recovery. >> reporter: the 16-year-old had been here at the hospital in critical condition in intensive care more than a week. now his condition has been upgraded to serious and heading into rehab for the next two or three months. he still has paralysis on the left side of his body. at this point doctors are hopeful he could make a complete recovery. ross polumbo, abc news, miami. >> how in the world does that happen? they said trauma surgeons in miami will see a lot of gunshot wounds and nail gun injuries and recommend to anyone, including paramedics don't remove it. we were speaking of the guy from australia, yeah, steve irwin, he was stung, not stung, the barb

of the sting ray. pulled it out. >> doctors said that was the mistake. they could have made it, left it in, could have treated him. he pulled it out. that's what did him in. >> unbelievable imagesch i hope we disdisturb yturb you too muc. >> some have guardian angels. >> he has the a legion of angels. the president is looking for a new ambassador to iraq. the first choice withdrew his name from consideration after confirmation looked to be in doubt. the trouble began after sexually suggestive e-mails between himself and a former reporter for "the wall street journal" were made public. sent on a state department computer. celebrations are under way in egypt after a member of an islamic group claimed victory in the country's free presidential election. the muslim brotherhood said that he won 52% of the vote but comes after a last-minute power grab stripping the presidential office of most of its key powers. the obama administration is

warning the military to speedily handle the power or risk losing billions of dollars in aid. the governor of washington state is taking action to deal with a steady stream of tsunami debris from japan washing up along the pacific coast. governor announced an is niche yniche -- an initiative. neighbors have been pick up trash off the beaches every day. and one commercial fisherman hauled in 500 pounds of junk. >> styrofoam floats, three, four feet across or four feet long. >> this is what we have been dealing with. this has been an actual event every single day. there is more of it coming on the beach. >> the governor says she expects pollution from the tsunami which happened well over a year ago to litter the shoreline for the next few years. she has no idea how much the clean-up will cost. rob, you have to guess it will be pretty hefty though. >> and considering the state budgets right now too. >> after ten days on the front

lines, fire firtz es have more n flames to worry about now struggling to cope with triple digit heat. the state's most destructive wildfire ever has now destroyed more than 200 homes. 1,700 firefighters involved in the battle in colorado. hundreds more battling fires from california to nebraska. and millions of people are also sweating it out in the midwest. as temperatures soar into the 90s. it was 94 in chicago yesterday. beaches were crowded as you can imagine. 100 cooling centers open in the city. the illinois governor issued warnings. the heat wave is in the forecast until thursday. sweating it out in the windy city. your old stomping grounds. >> lake michigan, lake shore drive, running along the lakeside. so beautiful there. you can blame mother nature for the bug problem around austin, texas. the rainy warm weather is yielding a bumper crop of crickets. perfect weather for the eggs to hatch. experts say the infestation,

yum, will last about three weeks. piles of dead, rotting crickets smell awful. when they start chirping at 2:00 in the morning it can drive you crazy. hungry, any body? >> i hate that sound. >> i remember going fishing with my grandpa. that's what we would use for bait. put it right under the neck. and just, ooh. >> you like it? >> i love fishing. i just can bait the worm, just the crickets. >> crickets did it to you. >> gross. i know. i'm a wuss. awe ca awe ca >> come on now. >> i go to red lobster. >> i was a waitress there. >> love the cheddar biscuits. delicious. warming up on the east coast. showers from the carolina. hail also showers in the northwest. >> mid 60s in the pacific northwest. most lly 90s from new mexico to

michigan. 77 in new york. upper 80s in the southeast. a good week to go to the pool. >> amen to that. a test of dog gone love is coming up this week in northern california. the ugliest dog in the world contest, oh, this friday. some of the contestants are already there doing whatever sort of precontest prep there is for the contest. none of the pups known for their good looks. >> is the prep going to help? >> look at that. >> one is british title holder, come all this way to compete for the world championship. a serious cause behind the ugliest dog contest. to raise awareness that all dogs need a home, not just the cute ones. >> the crack head dogs need love too. >> yeah. the nose. >> oh. >> you need a dog. >> from the gremlins. coming up, the force is with a little boy who plays darth vader. >> what rielle hunter says about her relationship with john edwards and what would happen if

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daughter quinn. in quotes from the new memoir purchased by associated press ahead of its release date, hunter reveals details of a phone call with edwards just days before his indictment. so if you went to jail what kind of jail would it be? one of those country clubs she asked? he said, yeah. where she asked? probably virginia he replied. so quinn and i will move to virginia. virginia is a great state. on wednesday prosecutors dropped all charges against the former presidential candidate after his case ended in a mistrial in may. prosecutors had accused edwards of scheming to use roughly $1 million in funds allegedly funneled through his campaign to hide a then-pregnant hunter from the public and his wife. in much of the memoir hunter describes her relationship with edwards before she went into hiding as well as now and discusses his role as a father to quinn. writing, he is a great dad to her when he is with her.

a relationship, a choked up edwards talked about for the first time moments after his trial ended. >> my precious quinn -- who i love more than any of you could ever imagine. and i am so close to and so, so grateful for quinn. i'm grateful for all my children. >> amy robach, abc news, new york. >> rielle takes aim at mrs. edwards, a witch on wheels who drove john to cheat. tune in for that interview friday. >> she also suggests that they remain romantically involved. of course he is involved in quinn's life. find all of that out in the "20/20" interview this coming weekend. >> abc news exclusive. we'll be right back.

>> great news about that child actor from the darth vader super bowl ad we told you about this little guy last week. >> such a a cutie pie. he checked into the hospital for heart surgery. he is going home as kabcs denise dadar reports. >> reporter: 7-year-old max page is heading home well ahead of schedule and first on his list. >> i'm excited about a lot of things especially having a milk shake. ♪ >> reporter: it appears max was perfectly cast as the mini-darth vader who uses sheer will to move objects. his power of positive thinking is what kept him going through eight surgeries that began when he was a baby. he was born with a lethal heart condition. this is the second time doctors have released his pulmonary valve. >> he kind of came in, said, look we, have to do it. get it over with.

i'll move on. the force is with me. he maintained the sparkle and positive attitude. >> i first came here when i was 5 weeks old. how young is senate. >> reporter: we met max at opening of children's hospital l.a. new pavilion. >> they feel at home. i feel at hope. we all feel at home. >> reporter: max used his talent to raise $50,000 for the hospital last year alone. last sum here went to washington to ask for increased children's access to quality health care. a super crusader for young patients everywhere. >> i do so much work with the hospital. it is just really fun. >> reporter: what does the future hold for this young jedi, the new valve should last 10 to 15 years and if it grows with his body. doctors expect she should live long, healthy life. >> thank you. you guy as r ts are the best. come on, let's give them the force. >> i love that kid. recovery here is six to eight

weeks. his summer is not going to be too great. he made it, the force is with him. >> it is totally with him. all the best in your recovery. cutie pie. great attitude. a little lesson to all us. >> the "the mix" next.

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this morning on "world news now" -- legal victory. a major courtroom win for one of the most accomplished pitchers in pro baseball history. >> what legal experts and fans say now about roger clemens and his perjury trial. it is tuesday, june 19th. good tuesday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm paula faris. still feels like monday because i wasn't here monday. >> you were off. >> totally thrown off. >> sunday night off is a beautiful thing on this shift. hope you enjoyed it. >> off. >> around here it is off. >> for this building. see you got the gray memo.

you are off to a good start. >> this is blue. so is yours. >> i am color blind. i believe you. >> all right. we will get reaction to the roger clemens' verdict. and then george zimmerman's private phone conversations. hear how the murder suspect in the trayvon martin case spoke in code and what he asked his wife to do to protect herself. >> obviously he had pretty serious concerns about his safety and hers as well. rightfully so. you will hear the gritty details in that coming up. also this half-hour, the rising star in the gop, senator marco rubio of florida could he be named mitt romney's runningmate and why the osmonds were a key part of his childhood. an interview with the senator. he is one of the republican rock stars these days and could be the next vice president. >> has an autobiography out today. >> coincidence. purely coincidence. >> purely. later, a special new park for proud redneck whose look to play in the mud.

operators who just opened it could get filthy rich off this tourist attraction. rob, we need to get your clip-on mullet for this story. >> look at that. i miss living down there. i have never been one of those atv guys, in the mud. looks like fun. that would be a good story. we should do that. >> just come to jackson, michigan. >> you guys do that there? >> got a little bit of everything there for you. >> you like to get dirty, huh? >> well, yes. don't go there. >> i won't. welcome you back. first legendary pitcher roger clemens has now been cleared of lying to congress about using drugs. >> the former new york yankee's reputation has taken a hit among fans. reaction from yankees stadium. >> reporter: in the bronx some yankees fans were cheering for more than just the players on the field. fans like jerry gillio going to bat for roger clemens. >> the guy said he didn't diet. you have got to believe him. >> reporter: a jury sided with the yankee legend.

clearing him on six counts including perjury charges. allegations that he lied to congress when he denied steroid use. 10-week trial took a toll. >> really all of the, all of you media guys that know me and followed my career. [ applause ] >> reporter: the case included more than 40 witnesses, but the key witness was clemens' former trainer, who testified that he injected the pitcher with steroids. but even prosecutors acknowledged that his credibility problems and defense attorneys argued the trainer's story had changed over the years. another important witness, current yankee pitcher, andy pettitt before the trial began seemed to bolster prosecutors's case, but under cross-examination his testimony helped the defense. >> yeah, i don't care to talk about that. >> reporter: yankees fans are talking about the case. in the eyes of some the damage done.

a former bronx bomber's once glowing reputation stained forever. >> i think if he ever gets any recognition for any of his accolades, there should be an asterisk next to his name like barry bonds and mark mcgwire. >> reporter: though he was cleared? >> though he was cleared. >> reporter: you think he lied to congress? >> yes. >> reporter: with the federal court case behind him it may be up to court of public opinion to decide whether roger clemens ends up in the hall of fame. you are a sporty, should something like this keep him out of the hall of fame though he has been cleared. >> look what it did to mark mcgwire, and rafael palmero putting up hall of fame numbers. what happened to them. >> pete rose from years ago, things like that? >> not necessarily pete rose. guys in the recent steroid era. and palmero was virtually flawless and pure when it came to this sort of thing. one little blemish that he was lying. then that drug test that said he

had tested positive. and gone. that's the way, did so much for the sport. roger clemens will be on the ballot for the very first time this coming year this fall. >> interesting vote. he is cleared by the court. cleared by the court. >> still. >> the trial hangs over folks too. >> huge cloud. >> yeah, it is not over yet. there is a defamation suit against clemens from his trainer on hold while the trial played out. his legal battles not over yet. >> everybody is thrilled how much that cost the taxpayers too. awe always. >> jurors in the jerry sandusky trial could get the case by thursday. witnesses for the former penn state assistant coach began taking the stand yesterday. all six witnesses defended sandusky's reputation, but none directly contradicted last week's testimony from young men who said they had been sexually abused. >> sandusky has been portrayed by the prosecution as, you know, nothing less than a monster. and so, what does the defense have? they have, other people who see him and know him differently.

>> this could be the day that sandusky himself takes the stand. but when he was asked about it yesterday, the former coach refused to say. >> i almost believe really that would be, if the defense really feels desperate they would take the pretty extreme measure of putting sandusky himself on the stand. risky move considering the interviews he has given before. stay tuned. former rutgers student convicted of spying on his gay roommate leaving jail with good news. federal immigration officials say he will not be deported to india. he has now served 20 days of his 30 day sentence for 15 criminal charges. he is getting some time off for good behavior. that roommate of course, tyler clemente committed suicide days after the incident. there is new information involving a high profile legal case. >> recordings of jail house calls between george zimmerman and his wife have now been made public by the prosecution. abc's t.j. winick joining us

this morning with more about what is on the tapes. t.j.? >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. the tapes reveal some details about the relationship between george and shellie zimmerman, according to the state they also reveal a conspiracy to hide money from the court. the tapes are six jail house conversations mostly between george zimmerman and his wife shellie and would lead to zimmerman having his bail revoked and his wife's arrest both accused of lying about how much money they really had. >> okay, so total everything, how much are we looking at? awe all. m, like $155. >> the family didn't just have $155. they had $155,000. the two can also be heard speaking in code, using names like peter pan, and wendy. >> they were using code words thinking that the police are going to be real stupid. >> reporter: much of the zimmerman's money call through the website,

therealgeorgezimmerman.com set up to pay for his defense. its popularity was a confidence booster for zimmerman who was still in jail before his initial bond hearing. >> your site kept crashing. >> wow. >> you know, people were just trying to give you, you know, words of support and kindness. >> wow. that is awesome. >> reporter: but the calls also reveal the shooting suspect's genuine concern for his wife. urging her to wear a bulletproof vest, fearful some may try to avenge the shooting death of florida teen trayvon martin. >> we need to get on it asap. >> zimmerman's attorney said his client and his wife weren't purposely trying to deceive the court that the whole thing was just a big misunderstanding. rob and paula. >> thank you, t.j. as wildfires wage out of control in the west the most destrictive one in colorado history got even worse. more homes went up in flames in

the northern part of the state bringing total number destroyed to 189. more than 90 square miles have been scorched. 1,700 firefighters are struggling through triple digit heat. but that fire remains 45% contained. >> some positive stories coming out of the fires you see. a lot of people rising to the occasion. neighbor helping neighbor. some homes have been salvaged as well. >> the silver lining is a bit small. >> here is your tuesday forecast. it is tuesday right? did we establish that? >> yes, tuesday. >> hail and 70-mile-an-hour winds between green bay, fargo, sioux falls. showers from portland to helena. did we go over this last week. helena. thunderstorms in dallas, houston, new orleans. scattered showers from upstate new york to the carolinas. it's like nevada, nevada. >> and they get upself. it is nevada. that's right. 80s from baltimore southward. middle of the country hovers around the 90-degree mark.

106 in phoenix. still hot out there. nice and cool, 60s, pacific northwest. >> little baseball. tampa bay rays' fan got a firsthand lesson of the trials and tribulation of fatherhood sunday. he caught a foul ball, nice souvenir for dear old dad. kid, what are you doing? son? he threw it back on to the field. >> why, what's yowrong? >> papa was not amused. everyone else thought it was cute. it may be a while before dad takes the youngster back to -- what did i do? dad? >> you idiot. ha-ha. it's all right. they'll catch another one. >> it is tradition if you catch a home run ball from the opposing team at the home park and home fan to throw it back down to the field. that was a foul ball. >> so many tratraditions, so ma rules. >> he will make the hall of fame. >> coming up the 6-year-old boy accused of bullying. then his unusual punishment in return. >> then later, a dirty little

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well we are just 140 days away from election day, is that all? and many are speculating that marco rubio the senator from florida could be the vice president shall candidate with governor romney. >> you have your little calendar. each day you rip off another. >> the florida lawmaker is at the center of the president's controversial move to let young illegal immigrants stay here in the united states. abc's david muir caught up with the senator. >> reporter: he is the quickly rising hispanic star of politics. here in miami in his cuban-american neighborhood, he is still that boy who would come in after school. >> vice president? >> not now. >> not now. >> reporter: we had been invited

to spend time with senator marco rubio. back at his home he had to excuse himself working on his response after news broke of obama's policy change no longer deporting immigrants. >> kids will take this as good news they're desperate for some sort of resolution. it is a short term solution. >> reporter: the president should not have done this? >> not by executive order he should have worked with congress. >> reporter: president obama's team -- >> i am glad you mention the dream act. i have an alternative. i have never gotten a call from the white house. if they want to work on a solution why wouldn't somebody call me. >> reporter: come november hispanic voters will have a powerful voice. president obama already leading by more than 40 points among hispanics in recent polling. >> reporter: do you agree the number has to get better for romney? >> it is. an it will. it has already. i think our story and our

message is that, there is nothing more important in the hispanic community than leaving your children better off than yourselves. >> reporter: you say our message is, i was struck by the word our. do you think you would help governor romney if it were a romney-rubio. >> what i mean ours, the conservative republican message. i am not discussing the vice presidential thing. out of respect for governor romney. >> three, four, five, six seven years from now if i do a good job as vice president. i'm sorry. >> yeah, that wasn't a freudian slip. when they ask you so much about a title. eventually it will seep through. >> reporter: in his new memoir he celebrates his parents. cuban immigrants who fought for a better life for their children and for a time that meant switching to mormon church. >> reporter: you were bap tides in the mormon church? >> that's right. >> reporter: you and your cousins would sing, to the osmonds. >> the osmonds were pretty popular among mormons and a lot

of americans. we had a group called the sunshine cousins. to the osmonds, yeah. >> reporter: what song do you remember? >> sweet and innocent i think was the -- i remember the word a little bit. i am not going to sung thing th you. >> reporter: david muir, abc news, new york. >> when john mccain picked sarah palin, that was an attempt to woo women voters. with the huge hispanic gap, whether romney will play the game and pick rubio here. a huge gap. the idea what will people vote for more, some one that fits into their demographic or some one in line with their political view. should be interesting to see. >> the gap is over 40 points right now. did say he has his own answer, not once did he get a phone call from the white house. >> the white house says it is in congress. you didn't act. the senator's book "american son" out today. we'll be back.

a texas teacher is under fire. >> she lost her jobs because of accusation he's ordered her class to line up and take turns hitting the 6-year-old kindergartner. controversial here, ryan owens has more on this story. >> reporter:aiden may not look like a bully as he tackles the monkey bars, but that's what school officials say the 6-year-old is. his kindergarten teacher at this school outside san antonio allegedly came up with a creative way to put an end to the bullying. she is accused of having 24 other students in the class line up and slap aiden one by one. >> he was hit on the head in the face on the back. all the kids hit him twice. 24 kids in the classroom.

he had friends in that class. and there were friend that did not want to hit him. the teacher instructed them to hit him. >> reporter: the 6-year-old smackdown happened in early may. >> the teacher told him not to tell us. >> reporter: he didn't. and his parents only found out weeks later when the principal called. >> my stomach was in knots. it was horrible. i was in shock. i still am. >> reporter: the school district fired the teacher accused of hatching the most unusual anti-bullying lesson. district police charged her along with another teacher who allege lead failed to report the smackdown with a misdemeanor. >> we are doing everything we can to make sure that these kind of incidents don't happen again. >> i just want to make sure she doesn't, able to teach again. i just want to make sure that -- justice is served for aiden. >> reporter: while the teacher who was allege lead directly involved in the incident won't be back in the classroom next year.

that's not good enough for aiden's mother. she wants to make sure that teacher is never allowed in the classroom again. for the record neither teacher could be reached for comment. ryan owns, abc news, dallas. >> controversial. we'll be right back. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist.

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♪ hey i just met you and this is crazy ♪ ♪ but here's my number so call me maybe ♪ ♪ it's hard to look right at you baby ♪ ♪ but here's my number so call me maybe ♪ ♪ hey i just met you >> the new unavoidable song of the moment. >> i have been hearing it everywhere. >> all righty. now for our -- boom -- favorite story of the day. a new resort that opened up in tennessee. but don't wear your sunday finest to this place because you are going to get very, very dirty. >> what's that i hear? it's calling us, rob. a redneck resort, mud park, a title they're proud of.

erica aesop reports from knoxville. >> reporter: they are hoping to turn mud holes into mud pits at the resort in sweetwater where they don't buy into the stereotypes. >> proud to be a redneck, yeah. >> just a good old country boy. >> i wouldn't call myself a redneck. i would say i'm any southern. >> reporter: dozens show up as newt adventure park gets ready to open. >> let's not just have a park, let's have a social gathering, where we have bands. camping and vendors and swimming holes and slip and slides, just a real big, fun, off road event. >> rednecks love this kind of stuff. it's perfect for us. >> reporter: the idea hatch aed between a couple friends. one owned 200 acres of farmland. the other had an idea how to make money off of it. >> i brought it up from florida where we have a lot of mud

parks, off road parks. >> it is good clean fun with mud involved. >> reporter: even the newly crowned miss tennessee couldn't resist. >> it is awesome. i didn't know how i would feel. i absolutely love it. everyone is having a blast out here today. >> reporter: it is not all fun and games. you must sign a waiver, follow the rules. >> no guns. no glass. >> reporter: and play it safe. >> we have 12 security personnel, professional that wheat have hired and brought in that are going to be here 24/7. we have uniformed police officers coming from mcmahon county. >> reporter: they created a landing zone for emergency medical helicopters. >> we are in an environment where we are riding offroad vehicles. it's unlevel terrain. there is possibility that somebody can be injured. >> this is a lot safer than hitting the woods. here it is wide open. you can see everything. >> no alcohol. >> i miss the south man. >> jeff foxworthy, you know you are a redneck when you have been

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this morning on "world news now" -- double trouble. from the rapidly spreading flames to intense conditions from mother nature. >> firefighters in several western states are battling wildfires and on top of that unusually hot weather. it's tuesday, june 19th. good morning, everyone, i'm paula faris on this terrific tuesday. >> indeed, i'm rob nelson. good morning, everybody. we'll explain in a second what firefighters out west are up against in just a moment. and also on top of that, the impact of the roger clemens' not guilty verdict yesterday and what it means for the government crackdown on athletes accused of

using performance enhancing drugs. >> also this morning, microsoft unveiling its new product to compete against the ipad. when it was being demonstrated to the media, last night, well things did not go as planned. >> ruh-roh. >> we have some wonderful computers. i wonder if these -- these are not the newest. >> these are the oldest lap tops ever made. the first lap tops ever made here. we spare no expense for the overnight crew. >> if it was apple created by steve jobs in his garage. 1970. >> delivered by him. >> later in "the skinny," lighten the mood a little bit, celebrity photo, jenny mccarthy did not really want to share. the picture she mistakenly sent. we'll tell you all about that. why it is a little embarrassing, but, good for one dude. >> even though he was like 80. still appreciate it. >> yeah. still a man. >> that's right. first, the intense western

wildfires, turning gorgeous green landscapes into miles of charred ruins. >> this story -- no end in sight just yet. in northern colorado alone, nearly 200 homes obliterated as temperatures there continue to soar. 1,700 firefighters are right there in the thick of it. and so is abc's clayton sandal. >> reporter: the hot weather is helping super charge the wildfires -- >> the dragon tried to lead us into where it was asleep. >> reporter: -- from california where 200 homes are threatened in san diego county to new mexico where nearly 250 homes have already been destroyed. here in colorado, fire fighters attacking massive blazes are already facing a punishing 100 degrees. and that doesn't count heat from the flames that can boost the mercury to 140. on the run from this misery not just people -- this moose lake -- swam across a lake to escape the flames. evacuation centers are filling up with horses, alpacas, llamas,

and an unclaimed donkey. for those fighting the fires, cutting the lines and the brush, this new heat is brutal. >> this is it. >> reporter: all right. >> reporter: for fire fighters lugging heavy equipment -- so all this stuff adds up to how many pounds? >> about 45 pounds. >> reporter: working 16-hour shifts. the danger from heat stress is extreme. >> when it is really hot and when that's bearing down on you, you have got to be able to sweat enough and slow down adequately. >> reporter: they know it is critical to eat and drink a lot. >> now is not a time to diet. >> reporter: in 24 hours, fire fighters might eat up to 6,500 calories and drink 2.5 gallons of water. there are more hot temperatures and high winds coming today and fire fighters tell us they are bracing for an extreme battle. clayton sandal, abc news, laport, colorado. >> now, a close friend of mine actually grew up in colorado. her dad is kind of overseeing all the fires.

she said, the one positive, you saw with the pine beetle, the pine beetle created all right tinder, they were eating the trees making them dry and perfect for this fire. >> exactly. >> she said the one positive because of the fire the pine beetles are now gone. they needed to find a way to get rid of them. so if we are trying to look for that silver lining, you know, i know that it's -- oversimplifying it. >> took a massive wildfire but the beetles are gone. got to find the good news. your tuesday forecast, everybody, and you know -- today is the last full day of spring. >> spring. >> it is officially summer. 7:00, 8:00 tomorrow night eastern time. here we go. on this last day, full day of spring, more dangerous heat in the fire zone. a chance of tornados from the dakotas to michigan. thunderstorms in east texas and louisiana. showers down in florida and also from the carolinas to buffalo new york. >> trying to get in shape this summer. at least exercise once a week. >> bikini body. >> 86 in sacramento.

76 in salt lake city. mostly 90s from albuquerque to detroit. and 70s in the northeast. well the government has struck out a second time in its case against roger clemens. a jury yesterday found the baseball great not guilty of lying to congress about using performance enhancing drugs. the verdict ends a five-year investigation in clemens' off field activities. an earlier attempt ended in a mistrial after a mistake by the prosecution. in other news, jerry sandusky could take the stand as early as the today in his own defense. his attorneys indicated during opening statements that jurors would hear from the former penn state coach. yesterday six character witnesses testified that sandusky was an upstanding member of the community. one even called him a local hero. though none directly disputed last week's testimony from alleged victims. president obama and other world leaders say they have come up with a global plan for job creation. details to be released later today from the g-20 summit. now the escalating violence

in syria, a major topic for discussion at the summit. and abc's jake tapper is traveling with the president. >> reporter: president obama knows the u.s. economy and thus his re-election chances may be seriously infected by the contagion spreading. from greece to spain and elsewhere, if this problem is not contained. the election results in greece had him breathe a sigh of relief. >> the election in greece yesterday indicates a positive prospect for not only them forming a government but also them working constructively with their international partners. >> reporter: but the president knows the road to solve the european economic crisis remains long and arduous. already u.s. exports to europe have slowed. mr. obama is pushing europe to stop applying temporary band-aids as crises erupt. it's been like herding cats to get all 17 euro zone countries to agree on anything meaningful such as establishing one powerful organization to police and ensure all the banks throughout the 17 country euro zone.

but if body language and scowls are any gauge, dealing with the economic mess must have been like sun bathing on a beach here in los cabos compared to the two hour meeting with russian president vladamir putin. putin is not exactly warm and giggly but the dower expression and lack of eye contact seemed to personalize the serious tensions between the two men over russia's continued aid to the syrian government as it slaughters its own citizens including children in the street. u.s. officials pushed back on the notion that the body language between putin and obama something jesd -- suggested there were tensions, the mood was business like, and progress was made on syria. jake tapper, abc news, traveling with the president in los cabos, mexico. >> our hearts go out to jake tapper suffering on the assignment, palm trees in the background. microsoft taking on the ipad. it unveiled a new tablet computer it calls surface yesterday. the emphasis will be on

entertainment, viewing and playing rather than creating it. abc news technology manager joanna stern says unlike the ipad, surface has a key pad built in. >> the key is on the side and has a keyboard embedded. a touch deboard but works like a normal keyboard and has a touch keyboard build in. >> stern says the display is bright and beautiful and looks good from all angles. sound like rob. microsoft isn't saying when the surface tablet will go on sale or how much, it is supposed to weigh 1.5 pounds. >> they have an uphill climb here. because six out of ten tablet computers sold are ipads. apple has a 62% share of the market. so, they got -- >> when, one of the executives was trying to showcase how fancy it was. he was trying to pull up video capabilities and pulled up netflix. ruh-roh -- malfunction. had to bring in a backup. >> crash, that is never good. ha-ha. >> oops. >> that's life.

the moment you need it to work, that's when the thing clunks out. >> murphy's law. >> that's it. murphy's law. you think carrying the olympic torch through the streets of england would be enough to weigh on your mind the not for david state. as the the torch convoy reached his girlfriend. he passed the torch, you might say, to a cop, and then, yeah, he proposed. >> she was completely surprised but accepted even took back the torch and ran for another 300 yards. the london olympics starts at end of july. state will be a father by then. >> secret to any marriage is to keep the fire burning my friend. >> that's right. you actually have to have a fire that big. or are you being -- is that an analogy. >> size matters. you said with a fire that big. gosh. >> coming up, the new warnings to weight loss surgery patients getting blitzed on booze. >> later, the woman accused of selling lap dances and hot dogs, speaking of whatever you said

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i think this next story kind of caught people off-guard quite a bit. hundreds of thousands of americans have gastric bypass surgery each year to fight obesity. now doctors are finding an unintended side effect. >> in some it leads to increased risk of alcohol abuse. abc's amy robach has the report. >> reporter: it's a life-saving

procedure and the pictures are the proof, before and after, obese adults miraculously losing hundreds of pounds with gastric bypass surgery. for andrew kahn, the after came with an unexpected side effect, alcoholism. >> i started drinking it was the first time in my life that i was drinking heavily that i felt i didn't have control over myself. >> reporter: kahn said he was a typical social drinker before the surgery but after his behavior changed dramatically. >> i drank by myself in my car. >> reporter: a major new study reveals gastoniaic bypass surgery, increases some people's risk of developing alcohol problems up to 50%. here's why. this is what your stomach typically looks like. take a look at what happens after gastric bypass surgery. the size of the stomach is significantly reduced and it limits what a person can eat. according to the study it also forces any alcohol consumed straight into the intestines allowing the body to absorb it rapidly. >> after gastric bypass, people

metabolize alcohol differently and it takes less alcohol to become intoxicated. >> reporter: that quick unfamiliar rush can make alcohol more addictive. >> alcohol took over my being. >> reporter: andrew kahn went through treatment for his alcoholism and today he has no regrets about his surgery. high just wishes he knew more about the risks he was taking. this is all about education. researchers want patients to know about the rks of alcoholism before getting the surgery but don't want any one from getting what can be a life saving procedure. notably some of these symptoms don't show up until several years after the surgery so patients have to commit to a lifetime of limited alcohol use. amy robach, abc news, new york. >> wow. >> that research was based upon 2,000 men and women nationwide. a lot of times they have an addiction to food, so they channel into something else. maybe that is alcohol. then they find out the hard way.

>> so interesting -- that surgery is so popular these days. like anything else, an advance in medicine, there is always a drawback they find out later. this is another classic example of that. so it is a great surgery, saved a lot of lives and, and, helps diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease. something you have to watch out for. so heads-up. >> for sure. coming up, new details about chris brown's dust-up in a new york nightclub. >> and how jenny mccarthy is putting some extra skin in "the skinny".

♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >> welcome back, everybody. to "the skinny" here. of course, a few days ago the big brawl here in new york, the chris brown entourage versus the drake entourage. according to radar online, chris brown will not be charged. they were in a nightclub. apparently, multiple eyewitnesses told the cops drake was the one that started the brawl, throwing a bottle directly at chris brown. that's when all hell broke

loose. they said you can tell, glass blown everywhere. the club virtually destroyed by all of this. chris pretty much left. a picture of him. a nasty cut on his chin there. during the melee, said he pretty much left as soon as things got messy. got out of there. drake may still be charged in all of this. there are rumors the whole feud started over rihanna. and so we brown though still under felony probation, and so we will see where that goes. looks like he will not be in court because of the latest brawl. so -- >> little bit of a dust-up. tony parker was there. >> forgot to mention that. eva longoria's ex-husband. apparently. i didn't know this. this just came out. over the last day. a hot new model girlfriend. apparently he was in the club. not directly involved. not facing penalties. was just there -- trying to enjoy the night before. >> we don't want to miss up his

pretty face. >> no, don't do that. >> you know who has a pretty face and pretty body. jenny mccarthy. apparently her dentist saw a little too much of it. she woke up, her son was having a tooth abscess, she called her dentist who is about an 80-year-old man. said what do i do. take a picture and send it to me. she sticks the iphone in her son's mouth and takes the picture. sends him the wrong photo. sends a picture of her naked. >> poor fellow. >> why was there a naked photo in her iphone. she sent it to her current beau, who is, chicago bears linebacker, brian urlacher. will see a whole lot of her. she is posing in "playboy." >> she has done multiple times before. we have all had a chance to see jenny naked. the dentist had a little personal touch from jenny herself. oh, man. this next story, i love. you will not believe who is coming to broadway, the one and only, iron mike tyson. he has announced a limited

engagement on july 31st. it will begin. get this -- spike lee, famed director the one who will be directing this. first time on broadway for spike and mike tyson. basically going to be called "mike tyson undisputed truth." mike has done "the hangover" and a couple shows in vegas. first time on broadway, sharing his life story. directed by spike lee. mike tyson, going to be, on broadway having a great time, hey lot of fun here, i believe mike tyson is a great boxer, you all understand he is also a thespian, he is going to get out there. get a tony. an oscar. mike is a great guy. think it is going to be wonderful on great white way. awesome, mike. love you, mike. >> you do a great mike tyson imitation. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. >> you deserve an award for that. >> thank you, thank you. let me just take a bite out of your ear. real quick, arsenio hall coming back to late night tv. signed a deal with cbs television distribution, sometime next year. you know that audience that he

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story. every dog has its day. but this is a story of hot dogs and a hooker. she says all she was doing was offering lap dances in the back of her vending truck. like every other young lady out there. >> uh-huh. apparently she offered an undercover officer something that wasn't on the menu. wabc's jack scheineger shows us how she relished in the moment. ♪ shake it baby >> reporter: the convicted prostitute bounced out of court a free woman, her footlong nightmare behind her. >> these courts are killing my summer. it's beautiful out here. i don't want to sit in jail over this. >> reporter: she arrived with a smile this morning to hear the official sentence. after pleading guilty last month to soliciting an undercover cop she met while slinging out of the converted camper she runs as a hot dog truck. the long time stripper spent five days in jail before copping the plea on may 8th.

by the 9th. she was back in her spot on baldwin, offering sausages and a lap dance. though she pleaded guilty to prostitution, she still insists she has never been paid for sex. her plea, she says just a way to move on. >> we do things in life to earn a living. you are a newscast guy. i'm a stripper. eh, you make your money. i make my money. and we move on in life. >> reporter: so kathy is now moving on. she used to set up shop in baldwin where it became clear last month she was no longer welcome. now she says she is giving baldwin a break and setting up the truck in a stripmall in oceanside. ♪ shake what you mama gave you shake what your mama gave you, rob. >> i'm rarely speechless. >> you are speechless. >> unbelievable. >> rob, was that actually you -- getting the hot dog? >> after seeing the story. rather than mess with her i would rather handle my own hot dog. >> did you just lose your appetite?

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